Beowulf Word Wall

“...Till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend Grendel who haunted the moors, the wild Marshes, and made his home in a hell. Not hell but hell on earth. He was spawned in that slime...

• metaphor

• description

• kenning

• alliteration

Fierce Germanic warrior-farmers who invaded Britain around 410 AD

• The Geats

• Anglo-Saxons

• The Danes

• The Romans

A hero who struggles to conform and eventually challenges those in power

• anti-hero

• tragic hero

• epic hero

• superhero

Beowulf and his mighty warriors leave their country to confront an evil monster

• Boast

• Epic

• Kinship

• Quest

His primary task is to provide opportunities for plunder and glory

• Thane

• King

• Pagan

• Kin

"The ______ clear songs, sung

Of the ancient beginnings of us all, recalling..."

• Peasant's

• Thane's

• King's

• Scop's

"A powerful monster, living down

In the darkness, growled in pain..."

• Grendel

• Cain

• Hrothgar

• Beowulf

...they split into a thousand forms of evil--spirits and fiends, goblins, monsters, giants, a brood forever opposing the Lord's will...

• Abel's descendents

• Superstitious beliefs

• Descendants of Cain

• Pagan gods

Warriors skilled in battle on land and sea; Beowulf's tribe

• The Geats

• Romans

• Anglo-Saxons

• Vikings

An epic hero portrays himself as exceptional in every except

• he boasts/is very confident

• he is the best story teller

• he is stronger, braver, wiser than all others

• he is the only one who can kill the beast and save the day